Shloka 11
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
ईर्ष्या, हर्ष, बहुत बकवाद, विवेकशून्यता तथा गुणोंमें दोष देखनेका स्वभाव। इसलिये विद्वान् पुरुषको मदके वशीभूत नहीं होना चाहिये; क्योंकि सत्पुरुषोंने इस मदको सदा ही निन्दित बताया है
īrṣyā harṣaḥ bahu-bakavādaḥ viveka-śūnyatā tathā guṇeṣu doṣa-darśana-svabhāvaḥ; tasmād vidvān puruṣo mada-vaśībhūto na bhavet, yataḥ sat-puruṣaiḥ sa mado nityaṃ ninditaḥ proktaḥ.
Sanatsujāta explica que la embriaguez del orgullo engendra envidia, júbilo sin freno, charla excesiva y vacía, pérdida del discernimiento y la costumbre de ver defectos incluso en las virtudes ajenas. Por ello, el sabio no debe caer bajo el dominio de tal orgullo, pues los hombres de bien siempre han condenado esta embriaguez como censurable.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pride (mada) is a moral intoxication that corrupts character—producing envy, empty talk, loss of discernment, and habitual fault-finding—so the wise should avoid being dominated by it, as the virtuous consistently condemn it.
In the Sanatsujātīya discourse within Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs on ethical and spiritual discipline; here he warns against the degrading effects of pride and urges the conduct of a discerning, self-controlled person.